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Drug product

Fentanyl Transdermal System, 50 mcg/h, packaged in 5 pouch system cartons (NDC 0591-3212-72), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratoies UT, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84108, Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA. Individual pouch NDC 0591-3212-54.

D-0541-2018

January 29, 2018

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Event
Event 79062
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
929,916 (5 pouches/carton)
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0541-2018

Official wording

Reason: Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Fentanyl-n-Oxide (FNO) degradant exceeding the specification limits

Code information: Lot #: 1103917A, Exp. Feb 2018; 1114192A, Exp. Apr 2018; 1125605A, Exp. Jun 2018; 1138897A, 1153171A, Exp. Aug 2018; 1156261A, Exp. Oct 2018; 1171595A, Exp. Nov 2018; 1179544A, Exp. Jan 2019; 1189531A, Exp. Mar 2019; 1211389A,Exp. May 2019; 1227468A, Exp. Jun 2019; 1231784A, 1232943A, Exp. Sep 2019.

Distribution pattern: Distributed nationwide within the United States

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications